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LAWSON AGREES TO INFOR DEAL

Infor logoLawson Software has agreed to be acquired by Infor and Golden Gate Capital in a deal valued at about $2 billion. Under terms of a merger agreement, Lawson stockholders will receive $11.25 per share in cash. Lawson noted the purchase price is roughly 2.5 times revenue and a 14-percent premium to the value of its shares at the close of March 7, the last trading day before news reports speculating about the deal began appearing.

While Infor has acquired many software companies, the purchase of Lawson represents a significant addition to Infor's estimated revenue of $2.5 billion or so.  Lawson reported revenue of $736.4 million for the year ended May 31, 2010. The deal follows last week's announcement that Epicor Software has agreed to be acquired by Apax Partners, a private equity group, that is also acquiring Activant and will merge it with Epicor.
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